The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25
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The telephone exchange will be closed
rom O'Clock am. 90 q pm. Monday.
AS Monday will be observed as q holiday,
the Merchants exchange will be closed, and
the employees will take a rest.
The call board of the Merchants cX-
change was adjourned, on Friday, until
Tuesday morning at II o'clock.
-Thos. Willis and John Porter were locked
Z mp at the police station yesterday afternoon.
Nothing serious; only too much booze.
Kate Castleton and company in Cray
Patch at the thoatcr. Christmas matinee
on tomorrow afternoon and again at night.
As all the leading exchanges will he
closed ON Monday, no market reports will Ice
received at >hc Merchants exchange until
Tuesday morning, the 9Th inst.
Con Austin was arrested yesterday for
stealing a pair uf pants from Il Bcalc street
Store, lie is lately from Nashville, and will
be eli rgcd with larceny and yGgrancy.
"A mall blaze IN a one story frame house
In the rear and belonging To the Calhoun
estate, corner of Fourth and Poplar streets,
caused the alarm of fire from Box & at s
o'clock yesterday morning, Damage triiling.
The young lady employees OF L. Layigne,
+ the millincr at Court and Main streets, pre-
scented him with an elegant gold-hoadcd cane
yesterday afternoon, rs q testimonial Of their
appreciation Of his uniform kindness 10
them.
The friends Of the Mission Home, ON
Alabama street, are invited 90 n reception
and entertainment at that institution next
Tuesday at , p. m II is hoped that many
will attend and remember TO take q dona-
ton Of some kind, for which they will re-
cciye abundant thanks.
A very cordial invitation is extended TO
the young men of Memphis and strangers in
the city To attend the gospel services in the
rooms Of the Young Mems Christian assOcia-
ton, No. 2O1 Main street, this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock. Come. VIC viii make YOU well
come. Subject "Why God Gave His Only
SON"
The Wexford Manufacturing company
organized yesterday by the election of the
following officers: J. l.. WCllfo,d general
manager; X. g.. Craig, president, A.. h.
Ward, secretary and treasurer. The stock of
the company has all been taken by the char
ter members, and therefore the concern
starts Of with a ilouri.hing business.
The following ladies, Mcsdamcs Camp
bell, Stanley, Ahcrnc;hy, Schoolheld, Snow,
Levy, Kane, Winston, Horth, lobe, mem
beers Of the distributing committee Of The
Childrcn's Christmas club, are requested 10
meet promptly at $3.50 o'clock Monday
morning, December ~, i'm the Nicely
block, Main street, for active work. by or
der OF Mrs. Samuel Watson, chairman.
Mr.. L. W. Hunter, proprietor OF the en-
tcrprising and popular firm of Hunter Bros,
has always been noted for his quiet and
pcaceablc nature, and the public will no
doubt be surprised 10 learn that he has been
so severely cancd lie was yesterday pre-
scnted with the finest gold-hcadcd cane that
could be found in the city, 10y his employees,
rs a token Of esteem.
-. a.. Al. Il A.. .4.a..- Al.
sas City. which arrived here yesterday from
Nicksburg, il was learned that ON Friday
evening, while the steamer Kate Adams was
at or near Friars Point, 10 miles below here,
James Connors, the second mate Of the boat,
got into a difficulty with q negro roustabout,
and shot aud almost Instantly killed him.
No further particulars OF the affair could be
ascertained,
Tho Rev. r. A. VcnaLlc. Of the First
Baptist church, will preach this morning ON
the birth Of Jesus. the Christ, or Lesson.
from Mcssiah's Cradle" The choir, under
the direction 81 Mr.. Edward Pain. will rem,
der music suited 90 the occasion. All lover.
Of good church music, rendered with q sacred
dignity and grandeur, will find thomsclyc.
more than delighted. The subject for tic
evening will be The Royalty OF Jesus"
The holiday presents contributed by III,
merchants 10 the beggnrs, Capt. Ed X. Hair
and l.. 4. IAltaChc, for the orphans, Wcrt
distributed equally between 81. Peter,
orphan asylum, Church orphans home,
Mission home. House of the Good Shepard
and Lcath orphan asylum, each institution
| getting the following articles: One barrel
apples, one box oranges, bucket candy
Thirty poundsl, one box cakes. one bundl,
iire-ctackcrs and one box misins.
The prospects for the city having better
and purcr water In abundance at an early
date are daily increasing. The new artesiaI
well company has struck a strong yolum,
Of water at Fourth and Jefferson streets
which springs spontaneously fifteen feet
above the surface. II II ~ this locality that
they are now at work 10 place several wells
Tho old water company i also NJ work, buI
had its machinery ~ impaired at depth
of 2UO feet a few days since that II will
have 10 cease operations until IL can gcI
new machinery. Artosian water Is what th,
city wants.
The council Of Royal Arcanum 4 now
holding IT, meetings IN the SECRETARY Of ia,
Planters Insurance ~COmpapy's Office. At d
late meeting the following officers for IA,
ensuing term were elected: ]. +. Cooper
regent Clifford Bruce, v~icc-rcgcnt; :. ",
Lamb. orator; J. 4. Hoist, past regent; W,
y Mitchell, secretary; VIM. VI. bingham,
collector; :. l.. Farley, treasurer 4. !,
Knapp, chaplin; G. W. Hciskcll, warden.
Joseph Spccht, sentinel. Trustee: w. II,
Atkinson, three ycars, W. :. Bruce, tive
year: Joseph Bruce, one year. Auditing
committee: ID. G. Trader, a. }. Knapp i. 4,